The Politics of Pork

The Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine took a look at federal farm policy as Congress debated price supports in 2007... Little has changed since except we've gotten older & fatter.

So what! Who wants to live forever? Apparently, enough people to support an entire industry of pills, creams, tonics and surgeries meant to keep people alive well into three digits. Guy Raz spoke with Greg Critser, author of Eternity Soup: Inside the Quest to End Aging.

Audio: NPR's All Things Considered 3/14/10, Host: Guy Raz.